When did it happen, do you think? Was it around 2005 or so? Is that about the time Prince William stopped being the hot one?

Look, I'm sorry, I know this isn't a very respectful topic, but -- well, come on, you know what I'm talking about, right? Several years ago Prince William was, like, crazy good looking, and his younger brother was sort of a ginger-headed goofball in comparison. Then some kind of bizarre mystical royal weirdness happened and they totally switched. Now Prince Harry is smoking hot, and Prince William is … um … ah ... looking a bit more like his father, let's say.

According to The Telegraph, there are ton more of those intrusive paparazzi photos of Kate Middleton -- and she's not the only one who was captured without clothes.

Newspaper pictures editors tell me there are as many as 270 pictures being hawked around, which feature both the Duchess and Prince William naked – only 24 have appeared thus far.

Now, I'm not saying I approve of these photos at ALL. The actions of the photographer were despicable, and the tabloids who are tempting royal repercussions by publishing the images are a bunch of bottom-feeders who are profiting from the worst kind of privacy invasion.

That said … if there's any kind of silver lining to be found, perhaps it will be in the revelation of Prince William's studly physique? I mean, an exposed muscle-bound swimmer's body makes up for a LOT of other burgeoning genetic traits. (Am I right?)

I know the tabloid photos are terrible, I do, I'm simply putting forth the theory that this could be Prince William's chance to ditch his persona as the Fresh Prince of No Hair and once again be the red-hot royal we all lusted over when he was practically jailbait. If it turns out that he was indeed captured in the buff, something tells me his straitlaced, ultra-disciplined, uber-athletic self will suddenly become more appealing than Happy Harry. Who does more crunches? I'M JUST SAYING.